Abstract: Asia’s share of global demand for natural gas has increased from 12 to 21 per cent since the turn of the century, and the…
Country or Region: China
Abstract: East Asian countries, such as China, Japan and South Korea, are major importers in the international oil market. Therefore, oil import security is critical…
Continue reading Ji, Qiang, Hai–Ying Zhang, and Dayong Zhang
Abstract: Nuclear energy has been regarded as a controversial energy option to reduce carbon emissions, alleviate global warming and transition to a low-carbon society. Understanding…
Continue reading Wang, Shanyong, Jing Wang, Shoufu Lin, and Jun Li
Abstract: In the late 1990s, a new generation of reactor designs evolved from existing designs was touted as solving the economic problems that led to…
Abstract: This paper compares growth and development of natural gas markets in the United States and in China between 2000 and 2015. The results demonstrate…
Continue reading Cong, Kangyin, Renjin Sun, Jin Wu, and Gal Hochman
Abstract: An emergy-based index system was proposed to handle the incomparability problem that occurs when quantities of different kinds must be compared in decision-making. Our…
Continue reading Lu, Hongfang, FengYing Xu, Hongxiao Liu, Jun Wang, Daniel E. Campell, and Hai Ren
Abstract: The strategic map of the Middle East is slowly changing, with traditional powers retreating from the regional management and with the expanding power vacuum…
Description: During the Cold War, the U.S. built a series of alliances with Asian nations to erect a bulwark against the spread of communism and…
Description: In recent years the narrative surrounding China’s “peaceful rise” has given way to a more ominous story of friction, ambition, and great-power rivalry. As…
Description: In the sphere of future global politics, no region will be as hotly contested as the Asia-Pacific, where great power interests collide amid the…
Description: While work in international relations has closely examined the decline of great powers, not much attention has been paid to the question of their…
Abstract: The growing pluralization of Chinese society has made China’s foreign policy decision-making more complicated. As a result, traditional state-centric approaches to analysing China’s foreign…
Abstract: Although nearly twenty joint development agreements have been signed since the 1950s, only a few have been implemented and even fewer have achieved successful…
Abstract: This article examines the rationales and manifestations of China’s vision for an ASEAN-China Community of Common Destiny (CCD). It argues that the ASEAN-China CCD…
Abstract: The article asserts that China’s NOCs [national oil companies] have trumped Indian oil companies in four ways. First, Chinese NOCs have more oil blocks…
